July 14, 2026
Andrew and Epstein Questions Invade Buckingham Palace as New Investigation Widens
Anti-monarchy protesters take the Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein scandal directly into Buckingham Palace as investigators reportedly turn fresh attention to Epstein’s New Mexico ranch. Andrew makes a secret appearance at Sandringham, Princess Beatrice raises eyebrows by socializing with Piers Morgan, and Sarah Ferguson’s bizarre television plans with Alan Carr are revealed. Plus, a royal engagement for Princess Margaret’s grandson.
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Calarougus Shark Media. Hello, and welcome to Palace Intrigue. I
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am your host, Mark Francis. Anti monarchy activists have taken
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their campaign over Andrew Mountbatten Windsor and Jeffrey Epstein directly
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inside Buckingham Palace. Two members of the campaign group Republic
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entered the Palace's throne room on Monday and unfurled a
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large banner showing Andrew alongside the convicted sex offender. Across
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the image were four words what did you know? Republic
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says the stunt was designed to force renewed scrutiny of
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what senior members of the royal family may have known
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about Andrew's relationship with Epstein. The group has repeatedly demanded
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greater transparency from the Palace and is now pursuing the
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possibility of private prosecution against Andrew. Republic chief executive Graham
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Smith said this question isn't going away. It is simply
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not believable to think that Charles and William weren't brief
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years ago about the numerous allegations against Andrew. Security services,
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police and government would have had concerns about Andrew's behavior
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and would have briefed the Palace, not least because of
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the potential threat to national security and the risk of blackmail.
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A new criminal investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's secretive New Mexico
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ranch is putting fresh scrutiny on Andrew and his communications
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with Epstein and Glain Maxwell. According to The Daily Mirror,
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New Mexico prosecutors have ordered more than two dozen major
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companies to preserve records connected to Epstein's Zorro ranch and
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the people who visited the property. The companies reportedly include Google, WhatsApp,
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and Yahoo, as well as American Express and Expedia. The
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preservation demands could include messages exchange between Andrew, Epstein, and Maxwell.
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A source familiar with the investigation told The Mirror Andrew
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is recorded to have visited the ranch a number of times,
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and former Zorro staff have already been questioned about what
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they remember of his time there, who he was with,
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and how he moved around the property. No one is
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saying every person who went to Zorro committed a crime,
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but investigators on the fullest possible account of what happened
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to the ranch and who knew what. The eight thousand
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acre ranch outside Santa Fe has been linked to allegations
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from at least ten women and girls who say they
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were groomed or abused. The Mirror's source said any message
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Mount batten Windsor sent to Epstein or Maxwell in connection
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with Zorrow cannot now be destroyed. Despite Epstein being dead
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and Maxwell locked up. It is not enough for their
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exchanges not to come back to haunt mountbatten Windsor separately.
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The police investigation surrounding Andrew appears to be widening, with
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British investigators reportedly preparing to travel to the United States
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to speak with members of Virginia Geoffrey's family. According to
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The Times, investigators from Thames Valley Police are expected to
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meet with Geoffrey's brother Sky Roberts and his wife Amanda.
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The conversation is being described as informal because the couple
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are not believed to have been direct witnesses. However, Geoffrey's
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family reportedly believes police have been very proactive in their investigation.
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Andrew has faced long standing allegations that he had sex
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with Geoffrey on three occasions, beginning when she was seventeen.
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He has repeatedly denied wrongdoing and has never been criminally
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charged over those allegations. Andrew has reportedly made a secret
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appearance at the Sandringham Driving Challenge, quietly watching his sister
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in law Sophie compete, before slipping away without being seen
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publicly with the Royals. According to the son, Andrew watched
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from a secluded area of the main arena as Sophie
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took part in the driving competition. One onlooker said Andrew
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sneaked in and sneaked out and definitely didn't want to
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be seen. I saw Andrew leave the field at ten
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thirty am, just after Sophie had ridden her round. Then
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I saw Edward walking towards his car smiling shortly afterwards.
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The sighting comes after reports that Prince Edward and Sophie
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visited Andrew at Marsh Farm in April for what was
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described as a brotherly welfare check. Publicly, Andrew remains largely
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isolated from the Royal family. Reports continue to suggest Andrew
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has not entirely accepted his new status. One recent claim
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suggested Andrew has vowed to damn will continue using his
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former titles privately until they send a vampire to suck
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out every drop of Royal blood from my veins. Andrew
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is also reportedly unhappy with life at the five bedroom
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marsh Farm after leaving the thirty room Royal Lodge. One
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insider said he really didn't want marsh Farm. He won't
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have lived anywhere that small since he left his apartment
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at Buckingham Palace. Has Princess Beatrice finally chosen a side
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in the royal family's view? That is the theory being
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floated after Beatrice was reportedly spotted socializing with one of
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Prince Harry and Meghan Marko's most outspoken critics, Piers Morgan.
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Charlotte Griffith's editor at large of The Mail on Sunday,
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discussed the sighting on the True Royalty podcast after Beatrice
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and her husband Eduardo Mapelli Mozzi were seen at a
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gathering in Saint pe Griffith said, I would have thought
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she'd be lying low, but instead she's gone to this
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incredibly fashionable restaurant and mingled with actually some medium rent
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celebrities like Kelly Brooke. I thought that was very telling
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because of course Piers Morgan is a cousin Prince Hary's
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absolute nemesis, so any friendship she has with Prince Harry
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is effectively over from this moment. Morgan, meanwhile, could hardly
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be described as neutral when it comes to the Sussexes.
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He is previously called Megan a grasping, selfish, scheming, car
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dashing and wannabe and a narcissistic whiney brat more palacy
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just a moment. Ex wife Sarah has largely disappeared from
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public view, with one extraordinary report describing her as being
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on a secret sofa surfing world tour, staying with wealthy
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friends who reportedly prefer to keep their connection to the
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former duchess private. In The Express, Chris Richards writes, this
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time last year, Sarah Ferguson was at Wimbled and sat
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in the Royal Box at the invitation of King Charles,
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and what a lot has changed in twelve months. On
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June thirtieth, twenty twenty five, the then sixty five year
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old Fergie attended the first day of the Wimbledon Championships
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with her eldest daughter, Princess Beatrice's. They took a prime
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seat in the Royal Box. In fact, it would be
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easier for Sarah Ferguson to ascend Mount Everest than it
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would be for her to get a VIP escort up
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and over Henman's Hill. According to The Mail on Sunday,
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Sarah had been discussing a televised road trip with comedian
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Alan Carr, with the pair potentially traveling the world in
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search of unusual and extraordinary locations. The idea had reportedly
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been in development since twenty twenty three, and earlier this year,
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Sarah invited Cars to lunch at Royal Lodge to talk
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about the project. Friends say the two get on like
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a house on fire. A source said Sarah had Alan
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over for lunch before she left Royal Lodge and so
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they can make a great partnership for Telly flying around
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the world together. After lunch with Sarah, Carr was apparently
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taken into a drawing room where Andrew was sitting on
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a sofa watching television. A source explained after lunch, he
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was ushered into a drawing room to meet Andrew, who
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had been watching TV on a sofa. He seemed highly
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to raise an eyebrow that Alan was there, but Alan's
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eyes were on stalks. A source toll of the Mail
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on Sunday. Alan went to Royal Lodge that day out
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of curiosity to see the house, though he also wanted
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to do a deal. It's lucky he didn't take it further,
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because shortly after the meeting the Yorks were once again
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in disgrace. We don't know what Allan makes of the
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Epstein saga, and with Sarah in high adding, the whole
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idea has to run into the sand. Carr has reportedly
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had no contact with either Sarah or Andrews since the
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latest allegations emerged. There is news from Princess Margaret's family.
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Lady Sarah Chatto's son, Samuel Chattow, has officially announced his
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engagement to his long term girlfriend Eleanor Eskadigion. The couple,
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both twenty nine I said to marry next spring, with
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King Charles understood to have been informed of the happy
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news and said to be delighted for the pair. Lady
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Sarah Chatto is Princess Margaret's daughter. She was Queen Elizabeth
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the Second's niece and is King charles first cousin. In
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newly shared photos, Eleanor reveals her gorgeous porcelain engagement ring
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made by sam alongside his second snapshot of the pair
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looking over joyed, and they have it. If you'd like
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